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If I was well connected with the power hierarchy at the National Assembly or the APC, I swear I would have landed a multi-billion Naira contract by now. Yes! I would accept nothing less because I would be providing an important solution to a major national problem.
Do you remember Honorable Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the Chief Whip of the Nigerian House of Representatives from Kano State, who some time ago gleefully showed off his harem on the floor of the Nigerian parliament and in front of blinking media cameras?
In times like thisFive feet apart,Quarantined at homeFace masks getting scarceChaos consumes the society, attacks on the innocent, robbery increasing at a high rate.Being fully aware of our common enemy, …
It was some time in the academic session of January to December of 1960 at Queen’s School Enugu. What started as fun amongst the juniors in Dormitory 3 was to …
How has life been for you? Have you been feeling overwhelmed, disillusioned, confused and not able to feel grateful for life? Do you feel unfulfilled where you are right now, …
His attitude to work amazes and fazes everyone. The impunity. The brand-new story for every time he is late. Brazen, blatant. Lackadaisical.
It is important to note that the locally brewed gin from the raffia palm juice, mostly known by such names as kaikai or ekpeteshi, did not predate the colonial era but rather arose out of scarcity of hot drinks during the Great Depression following which the importation of alcoholic beverages declined. In 1927, for instance, the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria imported 548,128 gallons of gin
The media is agog once again with incredible reports of the horrific and rapacious acts of men who should be living in the caves and wild forests.
Rape is the talking point now even though this is not the first time. Remember the sad story of the misguided and naive daughter of a retired army officer who was brutally raped and murdered by heartless business prospects who ensnared her to her doom. The media shouted and howled; the perpetrators were quickly apprehended, but the matter was soon forgotten. Can any of our (investigative) journalists tell us the status of the trial of those beasts long after they had been arrested and charged to court? Your guess is as good as mine!
Since 1999 when we started our second attempt at the democratic system of Governance, the political space has always been filled with more governorship Candidates than candidates into the Houses of Assembly.
Most Governorship Candidates often claim that they want to come in and clean up the mess occasioned by the excesses of the incumbent Governor.
It was a Sunday afternoon in the year 1992. On my way back from church, I had stopped at a secondary school classmate’s house to deliver a message. She wasn’t home. Her brother, King, who was also my classmate, was home. He told me they were not back from church. After exchanging some pleasantries, I made to leave. He held me by the hand and pulled me back with, ‘Where you think say you dey go?’